Randy Franks: Elegant living in 670 square feet

Randy Franks: Elegant living in 670 square feet

Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times

By Barbara Thornburg Randy Franks wanted to make his dream home out of a 670-square-foot condominium in the coastal community of Montecito, near Santa Barbara, so the interior designer called on his experience restoring a clipper ship for financier E.F. Hutton. "Living in a tiny space is a lot like living on a yacht: Every square inch is important." See how Franks created his shipshape condo …

By Barbara Thornburg Randy Franks wanted to make his dream home out of a 670-square-foot condominium in the coastal community of Montecito, near Santa Barbara, so the interior designer called on his experience restoring a clipper ship for financier E.F. Hutton. "Living in a tiny space is a lot like living on a yacht: Every square inch is important." See how Franks created his shipshape condo … (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

By Barbara Thornburg Randy Franks wanted to make his dream home out of a 670-square-foot condominium in the coastal community of Montecito, near Santa Barbara, so the interior designer called on his experience restoring a clipper ship for financier E.F. Hutton. "Living in a tiny space is a lot like living on a yacht: Every square inch is important." See how Franks created his shipshape condo …